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The water in your cup of coffee is about 125 millilitres, but the water behind it is closer to 140 litres — nearly all of it associated with growing the beans long before anyone boiled a kettle - Space Daily

Published by Space Daily 17 August 2026 at 19:30
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The water in your cup of coffee is about 125 millilitres, but the water behind it is closer to 140 litres — nearly all of it associated with growing the beans long before anyone boiled a kettle - Space Daily
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Every cup of coffee carries an invisible water footprint stretching across continents and months—most of it consumed long before the beans reach your kitchen.

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